Just A Girl: May 2011

Monday 30 May 2011

New job! Top Shop, Newlook and H&M clothing haul

So I went shopping today, nothing like a bit of retail therapy! Plus I really needed to get a few new bits for this new job tomorrow, I did have a look through my cupboard but It was all a little bit too casual and summery, and on days like today when it's chucking it down and really grim, I needed something I could wear with leggings and a cardie and go!

So, went to Topshop first and came away with a few bits. I have to say that shop is so bloody over priced for what the clothes are.. I saw a beautiful lace blouse which on closer inspection was made with a cheap fabric and poorly stitched, but was still £50. No thanks!

(Oh also if you can get your hands on a student card it's 20% off at the minute)

I love this sheer, cream blouse I've wanted one for ages but never really knew when I'd wear one, so I saw this and thought with a pair of black skinny jeans and some chinky jewlery it'd look lovely.

£34.

This cardie is gorgoues, love the burn out red colour and the sleeve detail with all the buttons is really different. Easy to chuck on over most things too.

£12 in the sale.

£28 out of the sale.

Also got this vest to chuck on over some skinny jeans, a little unsure on it now but even if I don't wear it to work it'll do for out and about.

£16

Onto new look now in search of some decent black jeans that don't literally cost an arm and a leg. £45+ is a little excessive for me and New Look jeans are always a really lovely fit on me and pretty cheap!

Saw this dress first though which I'm going to wear over leggins to keep it casual. Really beautiful sheer sleeves and I love the lacey neck line <3

£15 in the sale.

£25 out of the sale.

This skirt is much nicer in real life, the picture really doesn't do it justice at all! I brought a navy vest t to be tucked into it, but having seeing the two together I don't know if the Topshop cardie might go with it too.. Hmm.. but yes! This little gem was in the sale too <3

£10 in the sale

£30 out of the sale

Just two vest t's now that I thought were pretty colours and quite versatile too so I grabbed them, one in a dusty pink and the other in a navy.

£5.99 each.

Would show the jeans but the picture I took was rubbish (oops!) plus, it's just a black pair of jeans really <3

Also nipped to H&M and grabbed this.. Can wear over vest t's to give them a bit more of edge, or over a maxi dress and pair of jeans. Who knows!

£2.99

also went into boots, I've completely ran out of foundation and concealer, and they have a really good offer on points at the minute where If you spend over £15, ever pound you spend it worth 10 points, plus make up was on 3 for 2 aswel so you know.. that's enough of an excuse for me!

Got some eye lashes for tomorrow, they're nice and thick but not too OTT, but they'll just help open my eyes a little bit and make me look more awake!

£5.11

also got a bronzer from the Collection 2000 range, planning on fake tanning tonight for the first time in years so the dusty pink blushes I have might not look too great.

£2.99

Love this cream blush it's a really nice coral colour that I think will help wake my skin up.

£6.49 (but free in the 3 for 2 offer)

Gorgoues redish/pink lippy! Love it, it's 143 and the colour pink fizz <3 Such a soft finish too.

£6.99

And finally what I went into boots for in the first place! The foundation leaves a nice dewy finish but gives enough coverage to hide blemishes, I don't want to have a finish that's too matt it leaves me looking like a mannequin, and I think this foundation is a happy medium as your skin is left looking healthy and revitalised (in my opinion)

The concelaor is AMAZING. I use it religiously, it's such strong coverage and I'm really going to need it with getting up at 6am every day it'll really help cover any under eye circles I'm almost definatly going to have!

The foundation is the Maybelline 24 hour super stay and was £9.19 and the concelor is Max Factors panstick and was £6.99

Now all that I have left to decide is what to wear and how to have my hair!

I either have:

A messy up do, keeps my hair off my face and out the way but It can look quite plain..

To the side sorry! But hair down and wavey, kinda messy looking.

Or all out extensions in and curled.. hmmm..

Still not decided which one will work best I don't want to look like I'm trying too hard but I do want to make a good first impression too.

I'll update with an OOTD tomorrow and let you know how the first day went!

<3 xx

Sunday 29 May 2011

I just need to write

I hate to bring a negative feel to my blog but I'm struggling at the minute and I really just need a place to get my thoughts out of my head in an attempt to understand them a little better. If this isn't something you want to read and the content will be a bit of a downer to you, then by all means this isn't going to be the post for you and please click off, I'm not here to spread sadness but like I say I just need somewhere to try and comprehend certain things.

I'm 23 years old and have only experienced the death of a loved one once before today, and it really doesn't get any easier with age. I was 16 when I lost my Grandad, and personally, my grief then was more of a selfish kind of greif, I was so upset and heartbroken I went into my own little bubble, locking myself away for days on end until that feeling of sickness in the bottom of my stomach had left me and the realisation I'd never see him again wasn't so painful, only then could I face my Mum and appreciate how completely devastated she was.

The lady who passed away on Saturday night was a co-worker of mine at my old place of work, and I knew her for around 3 and half years. She was such a feisty, confident woman who only ever had my best interests at heart and I had so much respect for how loving and caring she was. She suffered a sudden asthma attack a week ago and with attempts at reviving her failing, she was put into a coma, until Saturday when the doctors said she was never going to wake up and it was only the machines keeping her alive, her family had to make the painful decision to say their goodbyes and turn her life support off. I can't even begin to imagine ever having to make that decision, regardless of what the doctors said I'd constantly live with the hope that they'd pull through.

She was happily married and her and her husband were like the same person at times there was so much love between them, he'd pick her up from work without fail every night and off they'd go and spend their evenings together. I can't stand the thought that he's on his own now, the woman he had made a life with has gone now and he's alone. I don't know how I'd cope if that was me, loosing Steve would just destroy me, and I think as sad as I am that she's no longer with us, it's the thought that the world does carry on without her, and everyone she loved is left trying to deal with it and having to carry on. Death isn't just the end of a life it's the beginning of such a painful grieving process. It's the thought that as heart breaking it is that she's not around anymore, her family are feeling sadness I can't even comprehend, and it's unavoidable. It's apart of life I don't want to have to be apart of.

It's times like these where being a religious person would probably 'ease' the upset a little I suppose, if you believe that you'd meet the one you'd love again soon, it's not an end its just a temporary parting of two people. I guess I can see the appeal in that, whereas I don't have that faith, for me, when it's over it's over, a harsher reality I suppose. I just hope her loved ones find comfort in which ever way ensures they remember her for her feisty nature and her complete devotion and passion for her family.

I feel like I'm writing for the sake of writing and my heads all over the place so I'm not really writing anything about anything either. I should probably go and get some sleep. I have alot of things I wanted to say that I don't know how to write, and I've said thing's that probably make me sound like a total child but sometimes you just need to vent I suppose.

Hmm, sorry for the depressing post, I'll probably delete this in the morning when I've slept this off a little.

Night night <3

A new job.. Gossard lingerie

I start my new job on Tuesday and It's safe to say I'm really bloody nervous!!

I applied for the position as a Trend Assistant at Gossard back in March and didn't hear anything for weeks, I was gutted! I still have a year left at Uni so to get a job before leaving would have been a dream come true really, knowing I have a job to go into as soon as I left rather than worrying about money or if I can even find a job in the area I've studied so hard in, so a month or so of silence was really disheartening.

But, about 2 weeks ago I got an email through saying I'd been successful and they want me to start on the 31st of May! <3

I have no idea what to wear, how to have my hair, shall I wear flats or heels?!

The dress code is 'smart casual' so it's not really formal which is good, but at the same time I have no money until pay day NEXT month and I'm going to have to pull a work wardrobe out of nowhere.. Scary! I might actually do a blog post tomorrow with outfit ideas because at the minute I can't picture anything that I already own that'd be appropriate. Hmm!

But! Back to the nerves, 2 sleeps.. I'll blog my first day and keep you informed of what's going on, you can come on my nerve wracking first day with me too!

Talk soon lovelies <3 <3

Reasons life is worth it

♡ The feeling when you finally cross something off a really full to do list

♡ Running into the sea onto a really hot day and throwing yourself into the biggest wave

♡ The smell of new pencil crayons

♡ Driving in your car with the windows down and the music on full, singing your heart out and not giving a second thought to all the funny looks and raised eyebrows that are coming your way!

♡ Reading back on old diaries

♡ Real lemonade.. mmmmmm

♡ The first page of a new sketchbook

♡ A sunday dinner with all the trimmings

♡ That hour or so after a huge deadline has passed, everything is handed in and finished, and you're at a complete loss as to what to do with yourself.

♡ Ordering a new book (or five) and waiting for the postman to deliver!

Saturday 28 May 2011

Medusa

Seriously considering getting a medusa piercing, hmm.. Is 23 to old ?!

It's just so pretty, and I think with a little sparkly labret it'd look lush..

Thursday 26 May 2011

Project bedroom.. Part 2!

Hello there lovelies <3 I hope you're all in a happy mood today!

I'm feeling a bit deflated, don't know why really but I wanted to put this blog post up because my rooms finished and I love it. I don't have the best pictures yet It's been a busy few days, but you get the idea <3

So let's start! The bookcase, chest of drawers, desk and bed side table arrived on Monday. My Mum had so kindly put up the wallpaper for me and also put down the floor! What a lady <3 So when I got home from my boyfriends on Sunday night she couldn't wait to show me.

The picture doesn't show how purple the stripe is, but Mum sent me this on Sunday morning and didn't let me know the floor was being done that day, was a lovely surprise! <3

The arrival of the boxes. I had to lug this all upstairs on my own and it was bloody heavy!

But then it was onto the making! And it was very fun <3 I don't think anyone cares about the pictures of me putting it all together so I'll get onto the good part..

I'll upload some better photos later when I'm not in such a weird, horrible mood. Hmm.

But anyway, talk soon lovelies <3 Have a lovely day xx

Sunday 22 May 2011

The A-Z of me!

Saw this cute little questionnaire on a sprinkle of glitters blog and really wanted to fill it in myself!

So without dithering, let's start!

(I feel like I'm 15 and back on Myspace again!)

The A-Z of Me!

Age: 23 (eee)

Bed size: Just brought my first double bed and I'm waiting for Tuesday to hurry up so I can build it! If you've been following my DIY post you'll know I have a busy week of furniture building coming up!

Dogs: Collies <3 I love them with all my heart! My dog Izzy is a mix of a colly and a sheepdog I think and she's the most beautiful, loyal little puppy dog, I just want to give her cuddles all the time <3

(The beautiful Izzy Bella)

Essential start of your day: A quick read of the news pages! (sad I know) followed by a shower and some marmite on toast <3

Favourite Colour: Purple or dusty pink

Gold or Silver: Gold, orrr, silver.. hmm, either? Anything?!

Height: 5"10, and I hate it.

Instruments I play: Recorder. Yeah baby ; )

Job Title: Trend assistant for Gossard lingerie.

Kids: None but I do want lots!

Live: Rugby.

Mum's name: Sarah <3

Nickname: Ash, Ashers, Sweets

Pet peeves: Honestly, and without looking like I'm copying Lou here, lateness drives me crazy. For every minute someone's late they loose serious Sim points.

(Just FYI, my friendship meters actually work a little like those on the Sims. If your nice to me or we have a lovely lunch together, a point goes up by your friendship in my brain and I love you a little bit more, but if you're horrible you quickly loose Sim points and they're hard to get back!)

Quote from a movie: 'I've been nothin' but myself since the day I was born, and if you can't see that it's your failin', not mine.' - Big Fish

Right or left handed: Right

Siblings: 3 brothers, one bigger two smaller, and a little sister too!

Time you wake up: Erm on a 'school day' around 6am as I have an hours drive into Uni. When I have a day off, 9 perhaps?

Underwear: Hmm well seeing as I'm a lingerie student I suppose I should say something glam and ultra sexy all the time! But, sometimes nothing but a big pair of comfy knickers that you can pull up to your armpits will do.

Vegetables you dislike: Mushrooms. Ew!

What makes you run late?: Nothing If I can help it!

X-rays you've had done: Ermm I fell (jumped) off a trampoline at school once trying to do a back flip (show off) and they thought I'd fractured my back, but it was just bruising

Yummy food you make: Tomato pasta bake with grilled cheese, tons of salad and a huge helping of garlic bread <3

Zoo animal: Erm I do like the tigers, but the monkeys are cute too.

Thanks for taking the time to read this! And everyone feel free to fill this in for yourselves and let me know if you do

Talk soon lovlies!

Saturday 21 May 2011

My first ever Yankee candle purchase!

So, for months I've wanted to indluge myself in a yankee candle or two but never felt like I could justify spending the money! But, I've been quite sensible with my money recently, I used to eaisily spend £40+ a month on take aways for me and my boyfriend and to be honest, it's food, and bad for me. So, I decided, no more splurging on crap, and start spending/saving for things that I actually want.

So, the two I went for.. Strawberry buttercream and Christmas cookie. Brought them off Amazon as they're a couple of quid cheaper, and I can't wait for them to arrive!

I'll update when they're here and what I think of how gorgeous they smell! Need to work out where to put them in my room (which just to update, the wallpaper is up and I love it!! Will get a picture sorted soon when the floors in <3 )

Talk soon lovelies <3